Ekklesia

Back from Tanzania

Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 by Henrik Korslind in Mission, Photo, Travel

So, I am back from my trip to Tanzania. It was a rather intense 2,5 weeks with lots of new impressions and experiences. We spent most of the time in the small village of Kapolo, just about 10 kilometers from the rural city of Ifakara which can be found close by the main mountain reef some 450 kilometers from the capital of Dar Es Salaam.

In Kapolo I got to spend some time with the staff at Christian Volunteer Service (CVS). I also got to meet the kids that go to school at Lars English Medium School, founded by help from a Swedish pastor some five or ten years ago.

The biggest the longest lasting memory from the trip, belongs to the kids in blue, who are the most underprivileged ones in the whole area. Some of them live in families that every now and then has to eat the cortex of the trees in order to survive. Even though we didn’t understand each other 100%, we still managed to have a great time with lots of laughter and playing games.

It is difficult to understand their situation. Some friends in Sweden thought Tanzania was doing pretty well and that there isn’t much of poverty left. Well, that is not the picture I got. In fact it actually seems as if Tanzania is backsliding in some areas.

I have just updated the photo gallery with some photos from the trip. You can browse my new gallery by clicking here or by clicking “Photos” in the menu above.

Enjoy and feel free to comment!

Tags: poverty, Tanzania